Eruption Of Mt. St. Helens
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| Mt. St. Helens, located approximately 50 miles north northeast of Portland, Oregon, ended 6 weeks of silence with a series of 3 eruptions on July 22, 1980. Pictured here is the third eruption - the ash and steam cloud of the earlier eruptions can be seen drifting eastward. The mountain previously erupted on June 12, 1980. On May 18, 1980, it erupted and blew 1300 feet off its top, and sent ash 63000 feet into the air eastward across the continent. |
